Press Releases, 1/29/2016

Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen will lead a Team Finland visit to Ghana and Nigeria

Press release 21/2016
29 January 2016

Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen will lead a Team Finland export promotion visit to Ghana and Nigeria on 1–5 February. He will be accompanied by a delegation representing 14 companies. The delegation comprises representatives from cleantech, ICT, education and healthcare sectors.

"The visit offers an excellent opportunity for us to showcase leading-edge Finnish expertise in consumer markets in Nigeria with its over 185 million consumers and in Ghana with its nearly 30 million consumers", Anttonen says.

In both countries, high-level meetings will be held where Finnish companies' business contacts and projects will be promoted. Under-Secretary of State Anttonen and his delegation will meet representatives of local private sector actors, as well as ministers and other representatives of different government institutions.

Economic growth in African countries is expected to show positive trends in the near future. Finland is in a good position and has many opportunities to increase trade relations with these countries. Finland is already well known for its high-quality products in both of these countries. The aim of the visit is to help Finnish companies boost their trade with these countries.

The visit is organised together with Finpro, which is part of Team Finland.